Tie-plate.



W. M. GLOTFELTY.

TIE PLATE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20, 1913.

1 89,207, Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

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WILLIAM 1V1. GLOTFEL'IY, OF OHIOPYLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

TIE-PLATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 3, 191st.

Application filed November 2%, 1913. Serial No. 802,052.

To all whom. it may concern Be it known that I, NiLLiAM M. GLo'r- IFELTI, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Ohiopyle, in the county of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have invented an improvement in Tie-Plates, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to tie plates forming rail chairs and connections between track rails my object being to provide a tie plate particular y adapted for use with certain connections to prevent the rails from spreading and also constructed so as to receive and retain a tie preservative and prevent the rails from tilting or moving apart.

In the accompanying drawing which illustrates my invention, Figure 1, is a transverse vertical section through a track equipped with my improvement, Fig. 2, is a plan view of one rail with its tie plate and a portion of the track fastening connected thereto. Fig. 3, is a vertical longitudinal section through one of the tie plates removed, Fig. 4-, is a vertical transverse section taken thcrcthrough substantially on line d l. of Fig. 3, Fig. 5, is a perspective view of the outer portion of one of the connecting plates shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 6, is a perspective view of one of the track connecting plates and its adjustable end hook, constituting a modified form of track connection, and Fig. 7 is a side elevation illustrating the modified form of track connection, in operative position.

Referring now to these figures, I provide atie plate A as particularly shown in Figs. 3 and 4:, the body of which is thickened toward its outer end and provided upon its upper face with a transverse groove forming a rail seat, and at the inner side of which rail seat is an overhang or ledge a engaging the inner portion of the base flange of a rail B in the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 2 in order to effectively guard against outwardly tilting of the rail, the body having a vertical opening or. at the center of the outer side of its rail supporting groove to receive a spike C which extends through the plate and into the tie D as in Fig. 1.

The body of the tie plate A is provided with a flange a surrounding and depending from its lower edge in order to provide a chamber or compartment beneath the major portion of the lower surface of the plate to receive and hold a tie preservative of liquid or semi-liquid form which may be introduced through the spike aperture a after the plate has been disposed in position upon the tie D, and the lower surface of the plate A may be also provided with ribs 01 in order to increase the area of its engaging face with respect to the tie and prevent the plate from digging into the tie due to the pressure thereon. it will be also noted that the inner end of the tie plate is provided with an upstanding transverse flange a and with transverse spike apertures a at spaced points adjacent the inner edge of flange or these apertures receiving the spikes C as particularly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and leaving a considerable space between them for the engagement of a flanged hook c at the outer end of the respective connecting plate E, it being seen particularly from Fig. 1 that the connecting plates E in engagement with opposing tie plates are provided with upturning apertured inner ends 0 to receive an adjustable bolt or similar connecting member F. The hook e at the outer end of each plate E may form an integral part thereof as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5 or may be separably formed as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 wherein each connecting plate F has an upstanding apertured inner end 6 an intermediate spike aperture 6 and a plurality of transverse teeth or ribs 6 formed upon the upper surface of its outer end, its hook E having an interme diate spike aperture 0 and depending ribs or teeth 6 at its inner end to engage selected teeth or ribs 6* of its connecting plate. In this manner. the tie plates form eflective supporting chairs for the rails and, being constructed to receive and hold a tie preservative, they offset the tendency of the ties to rot beneath the plates. The tie plates are also particularly adapted, due to their particular structure, to prevent the rails from tilting and from spreading, forming as they do effective connections for the outer ends of the connecting plates which extend between them.

I claim 1. A device of the character described comprising tie plates having transverse rail receiving grooves and flanges at their inner ends, connecting plates extending between the tie plates and having adjustable connections at their inner ends, and hooks adjustrounding flange, all for the purpose de- 15 ably connected with the outer portions of scribed. the connecting plates and engaging the end 3. In a device of the character described, flanges of the tie plates, all for the purpose a tie plate having an upper rail receiving 5 described. groove and spike apertures and being pro- 2. In a device of the character described, vided With an upwardly projecting flange 20 a tie plate provided With an upper transat its inner end and with a depending flange verse rail receiving groove and an overhang surrounding its lower surface, all for the or ledge extending along the inner side of purpose described.

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